March 10, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
"The consequences of criminal legal system contact are well documented and associated with increases in subsequent offending, detriments to physical and mental health, unemployment, and drug use. Much of this research has focused on adulthood and/or the impact of incarceration experiences. Exposure to early stages of the criminal legal system not only affects a larger swath of the population but these relatively “light touches” such as being stopped by the police or arrested, particularly when they occur at young ages, can negatively affect an array of life course outcomes. This research uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) to examine the effect of police contact early in the life course on health outcomes into adulthood. We are particularly interested in assessing whether the experience of arrest is stable over time or if the impact is dynamic, either intensifying or decaying with age."
Presented by the Maryland Population Research Center. More details and registration link on the MPRC website.
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